Revolutionary Honduran Women Stand Tall Right Next to Those in Cuba

President Raul Castro, Asela de los Santos Tamayo, and Ramiro Valdes
Throughout the struggle in Honduras against the golpista regime, we have seen many examples
of courage from revolutionary women who are a major force in the resistance. I am especially
struck by older women who have witnessed years of repression and continue to muster the strength
to keep fighting.Many women fought in the Cuban revolution including Celia Sanchez, Haydee Santamaria, and Vilma
Espin. The following article is about an elderly woman who was decorated for her valor with the Playa
Giron Order by President Raul Castro on the occasion of her 80th birthday.No matter the struggle, when you are fighting shoulder to shoulder with the people, inspiration from
women who came before is always welcome. Today, I give you Cuban revolutionary, Asela de los
Santos Tamayo.
Following the article are pictures of older Honduran women involved in the resistance.
Cuba News AgencyRaul Castro Decorates Cuban Revolutionary Asela de los SantosHAVANA, Cuba, Sept 11 (acn) President Raul Castro presented the Playa Giron (Bay of Pigs) Order on Thursday to Cuban revolutionary Asela de los Santos Tamayo on the occasion of her 80th birthday anniversary.During the ceremony, the revolutionary and pedagogue also received a replica of the Granma Yatch from the hands of Army Corps General Julio Casas Regueiro on behalf of the Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces, and a portrayal of Ernesto Che Guevara from Army Corps General Abelardo Colome Ibarra on behalf of the Interior Ministry.According to Granma newspaper, after receiving the tribute and in the presence of many comrades-in-arms, Asela, visibly moved, expressed her gratitude with her proverbial humility.Asela de los Santos joined the revolutionary struggle against the Batista dictatorship in the early 1950s when she became a close friend of revolutionary heroine Vilma Espin. She participated in the November 30th 1956 popular uprising in Santiago de Cuba and joined the Rebel Army in 1958.In 1960, she participated in the creation of the Cuban Women’s Federation along with Vilma Espin and, in 1970, she was named General Director for the Training of Teaching Personnel and she was later appointed Minister of Education.Asela de los Santos is a founder of the Cuban Communist Party and she was a member of its Central Committee for three terms.Cubanews/ef/12:04Cuban News Agencywww.cubanews.ain.cuainnews@ain.cu